After disappearing for ten years, the junior sister made the entire sect kneel down to welcome her.

Upon hearing this, Su Mingyue's face showed an expression of extreme fear: "No, no, no, how could I trouble you so much, senior? Mingyue was born with a lowly life and is already used to living like this."

Duan Qianchui's eyes widened: "You're quite the charmer, young lady. I like your sweet talk, so what's wrong with lending a hand!"

Su Mingyue wiped away her tears, and a smile appeared on her delicate face as if she had finally found someone to rely on.

But halfway through her laugh, she frowned and said softly, "But since you've helped me so much, and I have no official title, won't that cause gossip?"

After saying this, she looked worried and murmured softly, twisting her slender white fingers, "Even before, when my senior brothers were kind to me, she made up stories about Mingyue, saying that Mingyue deliberately seduced my senior brothers..."

This wasn't said by Luo Zhenhuan.

It was what Lei Ziyue said to her and Zhao Qing when they were at the foot of the Cliff of Repentance.

However, Su Mingyue wanted Duan Qianchui to be her master, so she directly framed her!

Duan Qianchui downed another bowl of wine in one gulp, smashed the bowl, and, his face flushed, cursed, "What's there to be afraid of! Old Duan has never been afraid of anyone's criticism!"

"Come on, I'll get you some revenge right now!"

After saying that, he kicked the stool aside and started to walk out.

"Hey, hey, hey! Senior..."

She wanted him to be her master, to protect and shield her from time to time, not just to back her up once...

Luo Zhenhuan has a master at the Tribulation Transcending stage, making Hengyangzi look like a grandson in front of him.

Su Mingyue was also focused on quickly reaching the Tribulation Transcending stage, only then did she feel that she hadn't lost.

Having finally found an easy-to-fool, old fool in the Tribulation Stage, Su Mingyue didn't want to let him get away so easily.

We must firmly grasp this.

Su Mingyue stamped her foot in frustration and quickly got up to pull Duan Qianchui back.

Duan Qianchui turned his head, puffing out his cheeks, and said angrily, "What's wrong? Old Duan, I'm going to get revenge for you!"

Su Mingyue put on a tearful expression: "Senior, please don't go. You will eventually have to leave the Xuantian Sect, but Mingyue is a disciple of the Xuantian Sect and will live in the sect for the rest of her life. If you leave... Mingyue's life will not be easy."

Upon hearing this, Duan Qianchui looked at Su Mingyue as if she were some good-for-nothing child: "Old Duan truly pities her misfortune and is angry at her lack of ambition! You can leave, you can leave the Xuantian Sect! Like Old Duan, expel yourself from the sect, wander the world, and become a rogue cultivator! Wouldn't that be wonderful~"

"Back in the day, I was punished every single day in the sect for drinking! Damn it, I'd had enough! Even drinking wasn't enjoyable. So I expelled myself from the sect. This damned sect couldn't tolerate such a great figure like me!"

"Being a rogue cultivator was great. Nobody cared about me. I could go to whichever sect I wanted, drink all the fine wine in the world, and even if I got completely drunk, I wouldn't be punished by the sect rules. Later, I became more and more powerful, and that little lousy sect sent a lot of people to invite me back. A hundred or eighty sects were fighting over me. You didn't see the scene, tsk tsk..."

Su Mingyue forced a stiff smile: "Senior is too kind. Mingyue, Mingyue, I am just a weak woman. It is probably not appropriate for me to be a rogue cultivator outside."

Duan Qianchui straightened his face and corrected Su Mingyue's stereotype: "Little girl, you're mistaken. Women should be strong! Women hold up half the sky! I've met too many female cultivators out there. They're all incredibly powerful. One of them is both beautiful and ruthless. Later, she even founded her own sect, called something like Valley, something like Valley again..."

Su Mingyue: "..."

She wanted Duan Qianchui to take the initiative to become her master and protect her for life, instead of making him reminisce about his past glory, persuade her to leave the sect, and tell her some nonsense about women being self-reliant.

She will not leave the sect.

Why should she suffer the hardships of being a rogue cultivator if she can simply cry and not fight or grab anything from others?

She wasn't willing to do something dirty and tiring.

Duan Qianchui was still struggling to think of the name of the sect founded by that beautiful yet ruthless female rogue cultivator.

Su Mingyue decided to be direct and make things clear.

She took a deep breath, sat down next to Duan Qianchui, and said with a pitiful expression, "Senior Duan, if only you could be Mingyue's master. If I could follow you, even if it meant traveling all over the country as a free spirit, Mingyue would be happy..."

Duan Qianchui paused, stopping his recollection of the ruthless female cultivator's sect, and asked, "What about Hengyangzi?"

Su Mingyue bit her lip, lowered her head, and said softly, "My master has always loved me very much. If a powerful senior could protect me, he would be happy too..."

Who cares what he does?

She's very clear-headed about who should be the master between the Nascent Soul stage and the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Now that things had come to this point, Su Mingyue could sense that Duan Qianchui liked her very much, and she stared at Duan Qianchui expectantly with her wet eyes.

Duan Qianchui remained silent.

"Pour the wine."

Su Mingyue quickly filled a bowl.

Duan Qianchui picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and remained silent.

But not refusing is hesitation, and with that in mind, Su Mingyue persevered.

She immediately knelt down, head bowed, pleading with a sorrowful expression, "Mingyue admits that Mingyue wants to acknowledge Senior as her master because of your strength. That's because Senior is at the Tribulation Transcending stage! Who in the world wouldn't want to be a disciple of a Tribulation Transcending stage senior? Moreover, Mingyue truly doesn't want to suffer the humiliation from those two anymore; Mingyue also wants a master to protect her. If Mingyue could become Senior Duan's disciple, they would certainly not dare to look down on Mingyue or humiliate her anymore. Mingyue is also willing to brew fine wine for Senior for a lifetime..."

"Oh dear, why are you acting like that?" Duan Qianchui helped the man up and sighed, "It's not that I'm unwilling to take you on. It's just that I already have a disciple..."

These old monsters in the Tribulation Transcending stage were just one step away from glimpsing the secrets of heaven and ascending to the realm of immortals.

They prefer to focus on their own cultivation. Having many disciples requires careful instruction, which slows down their own progress.

Generally speaking, cultivators in the Tribulation Transcending stage usually assume that only one is good.

Su Mingyue was taken aback upon hearing this, a hint of jealousy and malice flashing in her eyes.

Who is it?

They actually snatched the master she had her eye on before she could.

How disgusting, how awful...

When she looked up again, Su Mingyue's eyes were already brimming with tears. It was as if she had heard a bolt from the blue, and she felt like she was about to shatter. "Yes, it's Mingyue who's late."

Duan Qianchui scratched his head. "It's not too late. I haven't even seen my apprentice yet, hehe..."

That wretched Yun Yao, why hasn't he come to pick him up yet?

Su Mingyue: ...So we haven't met before?

It seems to be a family member with whom Duan Qianchui has a close relationship.

However, refining weapons is such hard work, and she didn't like it anyway. Su Mingyue's mind raced, and she came up with a new idea.

With red eyes, she said softly, "Senior, let Mingyue follow you. You can call Mingyue your second disciple to others. Mingyue doesn't need any of your teachings. Mingyue can do it on her own... Mingyue really doesn't want to be looked down upon anymore."

Su Mingyue paused, then gave a pitiful yet understanding smile: "Besides, if you take Mingyue in, Mingyue can serve and take care of Senior Sister. Just treat Mingyue as a maid, please, Senior."

Duan Qianchui: "...No need, just brew me some wine."

This spirit wine is really delicious.

It's comparable to a century-old wine. Duan Qianchui couldn't bear to part with such a mellow and rich wine at her age.

Su Mingyue bowed gracefully, her face flushed from crying, and then revealed a sweet and joyful smile.

"—Mingyue kowtows in gratitude to Master!"

Luo Huanzhen, who doesn't have a master at the Tribulation Transcending stage?

Yun Yao is merely a magic cultivator, while Duan Qianchui is a weapon cultivator, and weapon cultivators have a higher status!